Pepper
On 2/7/2021 11:33 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-02-07 2:30 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 2/7/2021 11:24 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2021-02-07 1:59 p.m., Graham wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 09:32:27 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>>> Why are cooks so thin-skinned that they would mind someone adding
>>>>> pepper (or salt, for that matter) to food?Â* It's "season to taste", and
>>>>> everyone's taste is different.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>>> I would have thought that it's bad manners to season a dish that
>>>> one's host
>>>> has prepared. After all, it's criticism of her/his cooking.
>>>
>>> I see it the other way around, that it would e bad manners for a host to
>>> expect their guest to prefer seasoning to his or her taste and not to
>>> their own. That's one of the reasons that there are salt and pepper
>>> shakers on the table.
>>>
>>> There are lots of meals where condiments are provided and no one should
>>> be offended if a guest has more or less than the host would expect, or
>>> none at all. There is usually butter on the table to be used on bread
>>> and rolls or on potatoes and vegetables.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> How about those guys t hat salt their food even before tasting it?
>
>
> Why should that upset a host? It would reflect that the person is in the
> habit of doing it and does not reflect at all on the food.
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>
I agree.
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